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tf ' , w Mte Shut- TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., NOVEMBER 10, 1914. No. 84 Jtorih m mt LOCAL AJfl) PERSONAL Any ono looking for dolls will find a lino assortment on salo at tho LiT thcran parish house November 12th. Miss Irma Horn left this morning for her homo in California aftor vis iting in the city for several weeks with friends. William Coker of tho Sutherland vi cinity stopped over in tho city yester day enrouto to Omaha with a car load of fat cattle for the markets, John Hauler entertained tho Junior class at a taffy pull Saturday evening about forty boys and grls attending and spending a jolly evening,. County Surveyor R.. L,. Cochran re turned yesterday afternoon from tho Wallace vicinity where he spent sever al days looking after somo county en gineering,. Willis Todd, of Omaha, president of the North Platto Electric Co., nrrlved In tho city Saturday evening to spend a short time hero looking aftor busi ness matters in connection with the now plant. For Sale Five milch cows. Apply to Diener & Co. McDonald block. Tho flro truck was called out yester day about one o'clock to tho 400 block on west First street, but when the de partment nrrlved they found that the scare was caused by burning leaves in an alley. License to wed was granted yester day afternoon to George J. Wnlz, 23, of this city, and Mrs. Marie Hansen, 22, of Calloway. The groom is a plumber in this city and they will make their home here. Order your Christmas magazines now,. Mrs. M. V,. Mitchell, Phono red 104. Those who attended the state teach ers' meeting in Omaha last week from North Platte were Supt. Tout, Princi pal Itedenbaugh, Misses Laura Mur ray, Sylvia Watts, Florence Antonides, Aileen Gantt and Co. Supt. Cox. Supt. Tout was elected president of the biological section by the state associ ation. 1 Tho Celebrated Lightning Combined Power Self.feed liny Tress at Her- she's oii)'isitnvno&t office. Phono 35. J. Koleagasti, a Japanese laborer, was badly burned about tho face yes terday at the round house when ho was helping clean a boiler. The man ho was 'helping let tho steam out in his face, scalding it quite severely,. He will probably bo ofE duty 'for sev eral days,. The general meeting of the Twenti eth Century club will bo held this ev ening in the basement of the library building. The report from the dele gates to tho state convention will be read and other business of importance will bo taken up. A good attendance is desired. -A program will be given under tho charge of the literary de partment. R. N. Lamb, of the Fourth ward, in Tuesday's issue of last week adver tised onions at 90 cents per bushel. In Friday's issue, through an error, the 9 In 90 was inverted making tho sell ing price appear as GO,. This caused Mr. Lamb some "grief," for it appeared that on Saturday the whole town want ed to buy onions at CO cents, which of course was much lower than the price at which onions could bo sold. Attorney A. Muldoon left this morn ing for Mitchell to spend thu day on legal business. Attorney J. G. Dccler loft yesterday for Lexington to nttend the district court session. Tho Epworth leaguo will meet with Mr. and Mrs. McDermott on west Gth street Friday evening,. A special meeting of tho TilHkums will be held this evening at tho rec tory at 8 o'clock sharp. All are re quested to bo present. A flno lot of heating stoves and ranges at Hcrshey's, opposlto tho post office. Bert Callendcr, who conducts a lumber yard at Keystone, spent yes terday In town transacting business and visiting his brother Harry,. Ray C. Langford of tho First Nation al bank left this morning for Paxton. Ho will act as clerk at a sale today twenty miles nortli of that place. 5 rooms furnished or unfurnished. sleeping or housekeeping, very cheap to right party. 320 east Fifth. 8.U4 William Pudrlth, who was taken from train No. S last Thursday while suffering from mental aberration, was taken to Detroit, Mich., yesterday by two of his brothers who arrived Sun day. Mrs. J. It. Karbush loft Sunday ev ening for her home In Ogden, Utah, after visiting in this city tor some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Landgrnf, and other relatives and friends. Tho gentlemen will bo welcomo at tho Lutheran parish house November 12th, and will bo served with a nice lunch by the Episcopal ladles. t2 Weather forecast for North Platte and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wed nesday; not much change in temper ature. Highest temperature yester day 72, a year ago G3; lowest last night 33, a year ago 17. Tho socialistic study club will meet tomorrow alternoon at tho home of Mrs. Hqward McMIchael, 421 south Vino street. All members are re quested to attend and to bo ready to answer to roll call. Mrs. J. I,. Smith returned Sunday evening from Omaha where 3he visited for somo time with her sons, Frank and Oscar. Her daughter, Miss Bessie was in Omaha attending tho state teachers' meeting and returned with hojv-,-.. Safety Razor Itludcs Rcsliairpcncri, single edged 2.c, double edged ;fc. All Mork guaranteed. SMf STONE'S DRUG STORi:. Silas Barton, well known in Nortli Platte, was defeated for re-election to congress in the Fifth district by 193 votes,. A. C. Shallenberger, who the Kearney Hub designates as a wind jammer, was Barton's successful op ponent. I have two young rams for sale. Henry C. Hansen. " 84t2 The revival meetings at Kearney conducted by Rev. Lowry and his as sistants closed Sunday evening. The number of conversions was 822. At the closing meeting a free-will of fering of $1,G00 wa3 contributed to Rev. Lowry. run: insurance When your .Fire, Lightning, (') clone and Tornado Insurance policy Is written by Ursitt & Goodman jou need nncr worry. Lin: ixsuitAxci: The best protection a man can make for his family Is to Iiane us write a policy in the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. RRATT & GOODMAN. District Agents. EVERYBODY KNOWS That for GENEROUS VALUES FULL FLAVOR AND STRENGTH APPETIZING AROMA Lutheran Rrothcrhood Rauuuct One hundred sturdy followers nnd admirers of Martin Luther, tho re former, sat at a banquet last evening at tho Masonic hall, were served with a splendid meal by the Indies of tho Lutheran church, listened to several well rendered selections by n malo quartette and heard a splendid lec ture by Rev. Dr. Baltzly, pastor of tho Kountz Memorial Lutheran church oi' Omaha. Tho occasion was tho fourth annual banquet of the Luthcr na Brotherhood and viewed from nny or all angles it was a most success ful gathering of men who working as n unit nnd with, energy have rendered such valuable aid to their pastor, tho Rev. Harman, and contributed their shnre toward placing the Lutheran church of North Plntto In such a prominent position among tho church es of that denomination in the state. Following tho nicely prepared nnd promptly served meal, the malo quartette of the Lutheran church, ren dered a selection which so pleased that they were recalled. Dr. II. O. Crssler, president of tho brotherhood called on E. T. Trump, tho first presi dent of the organization, and to whom, Dr. Cressler said, much credit was due for its existence and its present ac tivity in church work. Mr. Tramp spoke briefly of the organization, its work, and tho proceedings of its monthly meetings. J3r. Cressler then introduced Dr. Baltzly, stating that tho subject would be "Impressions of My Trip Abroad." Dr. Baltzly is am an of commanding physique, a smiling, face that denotes kindliness nnd sym pathy; In fact a man who at once at tracts your attention and interest. Ho is a very ready speaker, never hesi tates, is a past master at word pic tures, and witlml ono oC the mo3t el equent and Interesting speakers ever heard in Nortli Platte,. His trip abroad was taken this summer, and ho was In Italy when war was first de clared by tlie European powers. In his lecture ho took his hearers through tho Holy Land, Greece, Italy and Germany. By his wonderful des criptive power, they visited with him the mosques of Constantinople, the holy and historical places of Pales tine where the Saviour performed his miracles and uttered his great mes sages to the people; stood with him on the shores of Gallilcc, accompanied him into the mountains along the paths the Saviour and tho desciples trod; they were with tho speaker in his trip through Greece nnd Italy; and then to Worms, the home of Mar tlUvLuther. At intervals Dr. Baltzly dritted Into word pictures that were wonderfully constructed that were so eloquent as to thrill tho most un emotional listener. It wns truly an intensely interesting lecture, and at it 3 close every man took tho Doctor by tho hand and expressed his in dividual enjoyment. Van Clean e-Runks Nuptials A pretty home wedding was solem nized Sunday evening at six o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Van Cleave, 102 south Elm street, when their daughter, Grace M was united In marriage to AVilliam E. Banks, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T Banks oi' this city. Tho wedding wns a quiet affair and only the Immediate relatives of the two parties were present,. H. G. Knowles, pastor of the Christian church, performed tho ceremony. Following the wedding c remonj a nice wedding supper was served Iho guests,. The young peoplo will re main In the city for a few days after which thoy will make their homo on the Banks ranch nine mlleg southeast of the city. Tho groom has been run ning tho ranch for the past several years. Ho Is a young man of sterling qualities nnd ho has a host of friends in this city nnd in tho country near where he lives. The bride 1ms boon nt- totiding school in tins city , She is a young lady respected by all who know her and the good wishes of her many friends arc extended to her In her now vocation. UKNDY.OGIEH CO. GIVEN AGENCY FOR ROUGH CAR. Official Announcement .Made by the Dodge Brothers Confirms Former Report. Official announcement Is made by Dodge Brothers, Detroit, of tho selec tion of Tho Hendy-Oglcr Auto Com pany to handle tho forthcoming Dodge Brothers motor in North Platto and vicinity., Tho rivalry on the part of dealers to represent this now enr has been ln tonse, not only In North Platto, but throughout the country as high as 31 applications having been received from dealers In somo of tho larger cities. It Is therefore a distinct com pliment to Tho Hcndy-Ogier Company that they have been successful In se curing this most coveted dealership. Dodgo Brothers nro widely known in the nutomobllo industry as tho larg est mnnutneturers of parts In the world. It Is stnW on good authority that they havo supplied the vital parts to over 500,000 of tho 1,250,000 cars now in uso in this country,. Becauso of their tremendous manu facturing facilities, their high finan cial standing, and their wide experi ence in tho manufacture of parts, It is generally conceded thnt tho car they will mnrket tills fall will set a now standard In nutomobllo values. Thoir car has been called tho "Car of Mys tery" because of tho fact that aio word has been given out as to price, dimen sions or equipment. In spite of this fact, tho reputation of Dodgo 'Brothers Is such Unit tho best dealers through out tho country nro taking on tho lino, "becauso," as Mr,. Hcndy says, "it is Inconceivable that a concern of tho character of Dodgo Brothers should manufacture n car that would not play a very large part in establishing auto mobile values for tho niture." . Dodgo Brothers aro fortunate In se curing such representative dealers In North Platte,. The success of tho now car in tho hands nf The Hendy-Ogior Co,. Is assured,. Staito Election Results. Today's Bee summarizes the vote on state ofllqors as follows: Elghty-ono counties give Morchead 107,704, Howell 91,301,. In fifty-nine counties Hollenbeclc has G2.287 and Reese 57,077. For lieutenant-governor Hoagland is still gaining. Seventy-eight coun ties give Pearson 90,970 and Hoag land 90.0G4. A'ait, republican, for secretary n state has 90.G99 in seventy-nine coun ties to Pool's 89,823. Seventy-t,wo counties give Smith a lead of 2,313 over Minor for auditor. Hall leads Hamer about 2,000 for stnto treasurer In sixty-eight coun tics. For attorney-general Reed has a mnjority of nearly 3,000 over Scars,. Latest returns show about 11,000 majority against woman's suffrage, and over 3,000 majority iu favor of the workmen's compensation. J. B. Hemphill returned last even ing from Sumner where he spent a short timo on business. THE DAY'S WAR NEWS Thrco points now stand out in the news of tho great war In Flanders Germans, undaunted by past failures to break through to tho Straits of Dover, have launched their expected new attack, regarded by tho allies as their supreme effort. In Russian Po land tho linmcnso armies of tho Rus sian emperor aro pushing forward the Germans on homo soli. From Toklo comes the report that n Jnp ancso army may bo sent to tho west to take Its part with tho British, French nnd Belgians In tho strugglo In tho battlefields of Europe. Military observers agree that tho war has entered upon n crucial stage and that tho next week may mark a definite turn in tho course of events. In the French opinion, tho Gormnns must either win thoir way to tho English channel or fall back. For that reason particular interest at tached to yotorday'a oillclal French statement, which Indicated tho begin ning of the onslaught for which tho Germans havo been preparing during the lull of the last few days. Slow progress for tho allies along tho greater part of tho lino from Dlx mude to tho Lys Is claimed by tho French. Over tho remainder of tho disputed territory across France, tho situation lias not changed materially, although tho French report that now Gemma attacks in Alsace have been checked. Elmer Coates went to Ohiown ten days ao to romovo his family to this city but; upon arrival thero found his daughter Fern sufforlng from ap pendicitis, and it was necessary to take her to Lincoln lor an operation. Sho is getting along nicely and it is expected that sho and her mother will arrive noxt week. hidings Co. Sells Sutherland l'nnl Negotiations wore consumatcd Sat urday ovcnlng whereby George G. Wlilto and Frank Coates of Sutherland took ovcrtho C. F. IddingB & Co.'s lumber ynrd nt that place Mr., Coates has been manager of tho ynrd for a number of years. Tho now owners will tako possession December 1st,. FOR THE CAREFUL INVESTOR Wo luno scleral First Mortgage Loans on gilt edgo properties In Hums of 100.00 and upwards netting 7 nnd 8 per cent semi-annual interest ex empt from taxation. Sco RRATT & GOODMAN. Mrs. M. J. Forbes and Mrs. L. B. Dick entertained the teachers of tho Washington school nt sK o'clock din ner last evening nt the homo of Mrs. Forbes. Fourtcon teachers wero present and a pleasant time was en joyed, Tho house was beautifully decorated with chrysanthemums and teachers responded to toast-. Miss Murray was toastmlstrcas and proved a ory entortulnlng one, Tho teach ers also gavo somo musical selections. Mrs. Luclndii Clark (Written by Herseir.) Was born May 19, 1837, at Springfield 111., Sangamon county. Sho moved to Iowa in her youth and later camo to Nobraska. Sho was married in Iowa to Mr. Clark and to thorn three chil dren wero born. Sho was converted in her youth nnd Joined tho Methodist Episcopal church in 1851. Sho has been a fatthltal member through all theso yonrs of trial,. "Through all Uioso years tho Lord has been my ref ugo nnd my comforter." For Snlo. Puro Bred Young Borkshlro Boars, eliglblo to registration. Jos. Horshoy. Turkeys and Geese Wanted Ducks are Lower Wc are paying today the following cash prices: Young Tom Turkeys 10 lbs. Each and over.. 15c per pound lien Turkey 8 lbs. Eacb and over 16c per pound Turkeys under the above weight 10c to 13c per pound Old Tom Turkeys lie per pound Geese . . . . : 10c per pound Ducks, Hens and Springs 8c per pound Old Roosters 4c per pound North Platte Produce Co. ,The best coffees are CHASE & SANBORN'S A Tea and Coffee Name '-" --"-"- of Satisfying Fame I'OR RENT The Bratl Ken Store on Lomin street, iiImi the 10 room house, modern 101 west Fourth St. RRATT & GOODMAX. Mrs. M. V, Mitchell and children spent the week end visiting relatives iu Lexington. Tho county commissioners met to day at tho court house to transact county business. Tho Royal Neighbors will hold their regular meeting Friday evening nt tho K, P. hall. A good attendance is desired. No grocer in North Platte will look you squarely in the eye and tell you his coffees are better than Chase & Sanborn's. lie may say they are "just as good," but why buy the "just as good" kind? BUY CHASE & SANBORNS COFFEE The Standard By Which Others Are Judged , Lierk-Sandall Co., Agents. Liigluc Breaks Bridge The threshing outfit of Slla3 Ttussell of this city wont through a bridge Sat urday evening near tho Kelly farm llvo miles west oE tho city. Luckily no ono wns hurt. Tho bridgo wns a light built affair and Russoll planked It up before crossing and also un coupled so that tho engine and separa tor would cross separately. The bridgo was so rotten that they broke through their planking and all. Tho machine was stuck in tho ditch until Sunday evening when they succeeded in getting it out. GO, OOO POSTOFFICES 70,000 TELEPHONE OFFICES The Postofiice and the Telephone Rest Cough Medicine for Children. "Thrco years ago when I was liv ing in Pittsburg ono of my children had a hard cold and coughed drcd fully. Upon tho ndvlco of a druggist I purchased u bottlo of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy nnd It benefited him at once. I find it tho best cough medicine for children becauso it Is pleasant to tako. They do not object to taking It," writes Mrs. Lafayetto Tuck, Homer City, Pa This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic, and may bo given to a child as con fidently as to an adult. Sold by all dealers. You expect to be able to send a let tor anywhere. You can nearly. But you can send a long distance tele phone message to 12,000 more places in this country than you can send a letter. According to the Postmaster Gen eral's figures, there are 58,000 places that have postoffices. There aro 70,000 places reached by long distance lines of the Bell Telephone System. There aro 50 per cent more tele phone messages than letters sent in this country. In Europe, where the governments own and operate nearly 1 1 )81 We Advertise So That the People May Know" NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY BgJ&TOSigg all of the telephones, thero are only about one-third as many telephone messages sent as letters. Private enterprise in America has made telephone service so efficient and given the service at so low rates that nearly everybody uses the telephone. The United States, which has but 6 per cent of the world's population, has 64 per cent of all the world's tele phones. On January 1st last year there were 8,729,592 telephones in the United States and only 4,821,382 in all the rest of the world.